Russian Nyet May Backfire
Washington officials say Russia blundered by rejecting the Western first stage disarmament plan. London talks seem at a breakdown point with blame shifting amid a posturing propaganda fight. U.S. negotiator Stassen returned for talks as officials warn the talks may have entered a new tough phase.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
Russia
London
Valerian Zorin
United Nations General Assembly
Hungary
State Department
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Dulles
Stassen
Zorin
West
Sucker Day Laughs at Wetumka Over Circus Swindle
Wetumka Oklahoma marks Sucker Day annually to mock a 1950 con man known as F Bam Morrison who duped the town into buying circus supplies for a show that never came. The two day festival draws about 10 000 people with a midway parade boat races and fireworks. Morrison has not returned but is still welcomed in jest.
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Wetmuka
Okla
Oklahoma
Wetumka
F. Bam Morrison
Morrison
William Morgan
The
Woman's Newspaper
Iwo Survives Typhoon Bess
Radio contact with Iwo Jima was re established after Typhoon Bess battered the island with 100 mile an hour winds. Army officials reported no known injuries and were unsure about the extent of damage awaiting assessment.
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Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Army
What are my chances asks Chuckle Patient
A joke frames a patient asking about chances, the doctor replies with a quip about not starting continued stories. The exchange plays on medical humor and wordplay to end with a light, playful punchline.
Purple- Tinted Fireball shakes up Yucca Flats
A 700-foot tower vaporized in a purple trimmed blast at Yucca Flat Nevada. The Smoky detonation, part of the 1957 series, produced a mushroom cloud visible across the western U.S. Military and civilian tests followed, including decontamination drills and shockwave studies.
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Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
United States
Hiroshima
Sports car owners lead a rough life
In Long Beach California a municipal judge advised sport car owners to display five foot flags as a safety measure after a collision. Judge Charles T. Smith then awarded Arno O Pokerns ninety five dollars in damages to Pokerns against Mrs John J Terrall after she backed into his small car, thinking she hit a cardboard box.
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Long Beach
Calif
Charles T. Smith
Arno O. Pokerns
John J. Terrall
Pokerns
Night Rider Raid Ends with Shooting in Marion
A night riders raid at Marion Alabama left Auprey Murphy wounded by a 20 gauge shotgun as Nathanial Benson fired from his home. The robed attackers demanded Benson come out. none were identified and charges were not filed against Benson who is free on bond in a separate grand larceny case. Investigation continues with state help ordered by Gov. Folsom.
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Auprey Murphy
Nathanial Benson
Benson
McCleod
McLeod
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Istate
Talkative 85th Congress Adjourns After Long Session
Washington report on the 85th Congress as it adjourns for the year notes delays and speeches led by Lyndon Johnson. Members hurry to planes and trains while others, like Christopher and Humphrey, press farm and soybean issues amid a drab sendoff. The House closes at 3 57 p m and the Senate 25 minutes later. return set for January 7.
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Washington
Congress
Christopher
D-Mo
Golden State
Sen
Rachel
Johnson
House
Senate
Cooper
R-Ky
Capitol
Rep
Gray
D-Ill
Army Finds Yet Guilty Of Charges At Fort Carson
Army court martial convicts Sgt. James L. Hobbs of mistreating two trainees. Hobbs is reduced to private, confined at hard labor six months, and forfeits 40 dollars monthly for six months. Sentence seen as severe for the special proceeding.
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FT. Carson
Colo.p
James L. Hobbs
Gunnison
Miss
Hobbs
John W. Clanton
Phoenix
Ariz
Raymond L. Wilson
Bethel
Kan
Clanton
Wilson
Cincinnati Woman Dies From Sunday Car Crash Injuries
Mrs. Ella Brown 42 of Cleves died Friday from injuries suffered in an automobile collision near Cincinnati on Sunday. The accident occurred as she was traveling with unknown others in the vicinity. Local authorities reported the fatal case pending further investigation.
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Cincinnati
Here
Ella Brown
Cleves
Memphis official resigns over showing sex films
James H. Bobo the former Kefauver subcommittee chief counsel resigned as administrative assistant to Mayor Edmund Orgill after admitting he showed pornographic movies at Memphis parties He said he burned the films after a reporter exposed the screenings and that they were used as evidence in delinquency hearings
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Memphis, Tenn
Kefauver
Memphis
James H. Bobo
Edmund Orgill
Bobo
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Pi Kappa Alpha
Memphis State
Washington
Soviets Tighten Travel Rules in Restricted Areas
Moscow officials adjusted zones open to foreign travelers closing some regions while restoring access to others. Changes appear aimed at easing passage for travelers by expanding access to key rail and air terminals in major cities.
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Moscow
Russia
Fewer Hungarians Escape Across Austrian Border
Vienna reports only two Hungarians escaped across the border to Austria in August. The Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration says 171,367 Hungarians fled to Austria since last October's revolution, with 145,293 having resettled abroad.
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Vienna
Austria
Intergovernmental Committee For European Migration
Four teens killed in Cairo crash at Ohio 65 and 30 North
Bulletin from Lima Ohio reports four teen boys died early today when their car ran a red light at the Ohio 65 and 30 North intersection in Cairo and collided with a truck.
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Lima
Ohio
Cairo
Labor Day Toll Count Begins As Traffic Deaths Rise
The Labor Day weekend toll starts at 6 p.m. Friday with the National Safety Council estimating up to 420 deaths from traffic accidents during the 78 hour period ending Monday midnight. Early hours show about three deaths per hour, with prior holiday periods showing similar totals.
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National Safety Council
Safety Organization
The
Safety Council
Associated Press
Judge Davies Orders Little Rock School Integration
Federal judge Ronald N. Davies ordered the Little Rock School Board to proceed with its gradual integration plan at Central High School. He set aside a state court injunction that had blocked the district from moving forward and forbade interference as classes began for about 2,000 pupils with fewer than 25 eligible Negro students.
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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Ronald N. Davies
Fargo
N. C
Davies
Arkansas
Central High School
Federal District Court
Eighth
U. S. Court of Appeals
Thor rocket launch seen at Cape Canaveral sparks missile race
A 70 foot Air Force Thor missile, related to the Jupiter design, reportedly launched from Cape Canaveral, marking possibly the first Thor flight. observers noted a clean ascent and booster separation as U S officials compare Jupiter and Thor for intermediate range in the emerging missile era.
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Cape Canaveral
Thor
Jupiter
Army
Secretary of the Army
Brucket
Florida
Russia
U.S
Molotov Named Ambassador to Outer Mongolia
Soviet government names Molotov 67 as ambassador to the Mongolian People's Republic in a Khrushchev reshuffle. Former premier and long-time foreign minister, Molotov will handle Moscow's relations with a nation of about a million. The move follows Malenkov to a Kazakhstan power plant and is viewed as political theater by London diplomats.
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Moscow
Outer Mongolia
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Georgi Malenkov
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Molotov
Izvestia
Mongolian People’s Republic
Stalin
Malenkov
Khrushchev
London
Russia
Genghis Khan
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